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Wasps - The Alomya Debellator

First seen on Tuesday 17th June 2025 at Druridge Pools

Many wasps have user-friendly names, but this one 'Alomya debellator' doesn't appear to have one. It is aparasitoid wasp in the family Ichneumonidae. It is a black wasp with broad orange bands on the abdomen and orange on the lower leg joints. Found in hedgerows and meadows, often found feeding on aphid honeydew and umbellifers.